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Hello, everyone.I'm making a birthday cake for some very close friends. But it is part of my business, and they are aware of that. The cake is homemade from fresh ingredients. It's 2 9x13s with a…Continue

I have been told I'm pretty good at decorating cakes and have taken some lessons recently on improving my skills. I enjoy it and am pursuing beginning a business from home selling decorated cakes.…Continue

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This is my latest creation in my business - Special Occasion Cakes. This iPhone cake was a triple flavor - chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla covered in black butter cream and fondant with fondant app pictures. So far I have been working out of my home under the Cottage Laws. See More

"Vanessa,
The rule of thumb to pricing depends on the market and your cost of the items to make it. Ideally, you want to charge 3 times it costs you. So, if it costs $24 dollars for you to make the cake, then it would be appropriate to…"

"Could you call local bakeries and ask what they charge for a cake that size? Be sure to emphasize the "fresh" ingredients part- do you use any special chocolate, vanilla, or other fancy ingredient that adds value? If so, tell…"

Hello, everyone.I'm making a birthday cake for some very close friends. But it is part of my business, and they are aware of that. The cake is homemade from fresh ingredients. It's 2 9x13s with a cream filling and chocolate buttercream frosting. Right now, I have put about $24.00 into this in materials and ingredients. I've been charging ingredients-times-2 for what I've sold so far.Is $47 or $48 dollars too much for a cake that size? Thanks.See More

"One local radio station teamed up with a place that did cakes.... gave a way cakes for birthdays... You could do one a month? They did daily for a while. We won one and it was delicious and beautiful :)"

"Vanessa, I would definitely join Grace's group. You will be able to interact with many people in similar situations to your own.
You definitely need a visual element to your marketing. People need to see your cakes. Is there a local TV…"

"You should ask Grace Becker here on 48 days about regulations on selling out of the home. She is the admin on the group Raise Some Dough here and has her own site www.doughraisingmom.com where you can contact her also."

"Thanks to everyone for all the help. I want to clarify something on the regulations on selling out of a home. Is that state or city? And where exactly do I find them? I am in process of setting up a blog of the work I make."

"Welcome Vanessa!
I try to take time each week to welcome new members to 48Days.Net. So, let me say "welcome" to you! I know you will find this to be a great site filled with people who are experiencing true success in both life and…"

"Vanesssa - I would encourage you to also talk to local restaurants. Doing individualized cakes one at a time is hard to grow into a real business. I have a friend who started doing brownies and cheesecakes for restaurants in addition to…"

"I would also look into attending bridal expos, create a weekly blog where you write about cake decorating and post photos of your creations, and start a podcast where you interview other pastry chefs. Good luck with your dream!
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This is my latest creation in my business - Special Occasion Cakes. This iPhone cake was a triple flavor - chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla covered in black butter cream and fondant with fondant app pictures. So far I have been working out of my home under the Cottage Laws.…

This cake was Classic White one 9 x 13 and one 9 in square. Again, I separated or torted each layer and spread a raspberry cream filling between each layer. I used buttercream frosting for decorating zebra stripes. I may have had an easier time making zebra stripes out of fondant, but the…

This cake was a two layer German Chocolate. I separated or torted each layer to make four and spread the German Chocolate frosting between each layer. Then used buttercream to frost and decorate. The colors were purple and gold. I will try to have better lighting for photos next…

Here's the latest cake I made. I baked a white cake recipe with orange flavoring in two 9" square pans. I used buttercream icing with orange flavoring to frost cake and pipe decorations. I tinted some of the frosting orange for between the…

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